House of Commons Journal Volume 1: 16 March 1581

Jovis, 16o Martii, 1580

Cloth-workers.

1. nova. The Bill for the Clothworkers. - The first Reading.

Cloth Trade.

1. nova. The Bill touching Shipping of Suffolk Cloths and Kentishe Cloths. - The first Reading.

Bankrupts.

LL. 3. The Bill for Exposition of the Statute of Bankrupts. - The third Reading; and dashed, upon the Question.

Ld. Zouche.

Sir Thomas Sampole, One of the Committees in the Matter for the Lord Souche, maketh Report of their Travail therein; and of, the Estate of the Title of the said Lord Zouche to the Manor in Demand : And thereupon the said Lord Zouche was afterwards, with his Counsel, heard at the Bar.

Dying.

Mr. Dr. Clark and Mr. Dr. Barcley do bring from the Lords a Bill, before passed this House, touching the Abolishing of certain deceitful Stuff used in the Dying of Cloths, and now returned by their Lordships; with some Amendments and Provisoes thereunto added.

Rumours against the Queen.

3. The Bill against seditious Words and Rumours uttered against the Queen's most excellent Majesty. - The third Reading; and, after sundry Motions and Arguments, and some Amendments added, and thrice read, passed, upon the Question.

Mr. Speaker charged with Partiality.

Mr. Cope standing up, and offering to speak to the House, said unto Mr. Speaker, and Charged him, with these Speeches; that is to say, That Mr. Speaker, in some such Matters as he hath favoured, he hath, without Licence of this House, spoken to the Bill; and in some other Cases, which he did not favour and like of, he would prejudice the Speeches of the Members of this House, with the Question.